PCB Women's Twenty20 Tournament
The PCB Women's Twenty20 Tournament, previously the National Triangular T20 Women's Cricket Championship, is a women's domestic Twenty20 competition organised by the Pakistan Cricket Board. The tournament first took place in 2019–20, with three teams taking part: PCB Blasters, PCB Challengers and PCB Dynamites. The tournament expanded to four teams in 2022–23, with the addition of PCB Strikers. The competition has run alongside the PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament.
| Countries |  Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) |
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First edition | 2019–20 |
| Latest edition | 2022–23 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin and final |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Current champion | PCB Blasters (1st title) |
| Most successful | PCB Challengers (2 titles) |
PCB Challengers won the first two editions of the competition, beating PCB Blasters in the final in 2019–20 and PCB Dynamites in the final in 2020–21. PCB Blasters won their first title in 2022–23, beating PCB Dynamites in the final.
History
editThe PCB Triangular Twenty20 Women's Tournament was established in 2019–20, effectively replacing the Departmental T20 Women's Championship. Three teams, PCB Blasters, PCB Challengers and PCB Dynamites, made up of the best players from across Pakistan, competed in a round-robin group across a week in January 2020 at the National Stadium, Karachi.[1] PCB Challengers won the tournament, beating PCB Blasters by 6 wickets in the final, helped by an unbeaten half-century from captain Bismah Maroof.[2]
In 2020–21 the tournament took place behind closed doors (due to the COVID-19 pandemic) at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in November and December 2020.[3] PCB Challengers again won the competition, beating PCB Dynamites in the final by 7 runs.[4][5]
In 2022–23 the tournament expanded to four teams, with the addition of PCB Strikers, who formed ahead of the 2021–22 Pakistan Women's One Day Cup. The tournament was preceded by a "first phase", with three teams, PCB Conquerors, PCB Invincibles and PCB Stars, made up of Under-19 and emerging players (with the tournament taking place at the same time as the national side's series against Ireland). The first phase tournament was won by PCB Stars. The second phase of the tournament took place from 1 to 9 December 2022.[6][7] In the second phase competition, PCB Blasters and PCB Dynamites qualified for the final, with PCB Blasters emerging victorious by 7 runs.[8]
Teams
edit| Team | First | Last | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCB Blasters | 2019–20 | 2022–23 | 1
|
| PCB Challengers | 2019–20 | 2022–23 | 2
|
| PCB Dynamites | 2019–20 | 2022–23 | 0
|
| PCB Strikers | 2022–23 | 2022–23 | 0
|
Results
edit| Season | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Leading run-scorer | Leading wicket-taker | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | PCB Challengers | PCB Blasters | PCB Dynamites | – | Muneeba Ali (Challengers) 292 | Anam Amin (Blasters) 7 | [1][9][10] |
| 2020–21 | PCB Challengers | PCB Dynamites | PCB Blasters | – | Nahida Khan (Dynamites) 154 | Hafsa Amjad (Blasters); Fatima Sana (Challengers); Nashra Sandhu (Dynamites) 4 | [4][11][12] |
| 2022–23 | PCB Blasters | PCB Dynamites | PCB Strikers | PCB Challengers | Bismah Maroof (Blasters) 192 | Fatima Sana (Blasters) 6 | [7][13][14] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament 2019/20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "National Triangular T20 Women's Cricket Championship 2019/20/Final: PCB Blasters vs PCB Challengers". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "National Triangular T20 Women's Cricket Championship 2020: Full schedule, match timings, venue, squads and live streaming details". Sports News Quest. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ a b "PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament 2020/21". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "National Triangular T20 Women's Cricket Championship 2020/21/Final: PCB Challengers vs PCB Dynamites". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "T20 Women's Cricket Tournament commences in Lahore from 26 November". Pakistan Cricket Board. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ a b "PCB Women's Twenty20 Tournament 2022/23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Blasters win T20 Women's Cricket Tournament". Pakistan Cricket Board. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding in PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament 2019/20 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Bowling in PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament 2019/20 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding in PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament 2020/21 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Bowling in PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament 2020/21 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Batting in T20 Women's Cricket Tournament (Phase II) 2022/23". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Bowling in T20 Women's Cricket Tournament (Phase II) 2022/23". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 December 2022.